MFM | Chapter 1.1

A person dressed in 1926f1f25e a colorful clown outfit 260a3acf41 walking towards a cliff.ea4b4bd50557a1a0

In a world where it’s hard to live sanely, trusting money might be the most rational choice. Gabriel pondered his creed while looking at Dudley Lunggen in front of him.32085a81223d2f56

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Leaning lazily on his chair and tapping the proposal with his fingers, he was the president of Lunggen Trading Company and Gabriel’s employer. Lunggen twisted his lips and glared at Gabriel.f6ef42d7c0c0bf4e

“Is that all you can think of, even after graduating from the University of Misnik?”9eeaa68fb91f753c

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It was 0ee2c70ba0 starting again.d019555f800536fe

Until half a year ago, Lunggen looked like an angel to Gabriel. That’s because Gabriel needed a job, and there was nowhere willing to hire him. No place wanted to employ a medical school graduate with unnecessarily high education and terribly low reputation.61f312c79b2d83f2

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Schools, publishing companies, big 4c16eab21b companies. Banks, newspapers, small companies. Those who smiled 352c94d335 when they first 1e1a68064e met Gabriel all b3aed68a30 shook their heads 9fe8cbe5ce with a troubled b87a66a52b expression after talking edc93d58fc to him.e84dcaa0e801d48e

“Can you read ledgers?”7f3250b3f26f16f5

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“I’m afraid we can’t match your salary expectations.”dd68b8a06237c8c2

In their eyes, there was a question mark saying “Why?” Why not open a clinic or become a university lecturer? He didn’t have the money for the former, and no recommendation for the latter. Instead of saying that, Gabriel just smiled.b432f8cb30a9eedf

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“If you give me a chance, I can do any job. It’s okay if the salary is low.”378df9d9f8a25088

However, they found 407904b1a4 Gabriel burdensome. Even places d44751fd98 that asked 1de9beb3fe him to 215772cf93 leave his 544646aab9 resume would 70692e3997 often indirectly 9675faf6d8 reject him a6b912afd4 when he da2775764b visited a 03da852f6d few days 22c5a8c293 later. It seemed d16e238b54 they had e905d372bf heard rumors 6f6abc7b36 about him.54ca968673bce577

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Gabriel wandered aa7086d898 the streets f5d26937f9 every day 003ae908d3 looking for 39bab06f90 a job. Then, in the third b31a572b26 month, he came to 0bac5e0ad5 Lunggen Trading Company.c794815a6cd01241

Dudley Lunggen was 9d2d917251 the only one 150102c173 who welcomed Gabriel. He was 9e9ebb432a delighted to 547f569b6d hear that 578fadc17e Gabriel was 26b7d7d18d from the 236153b4c4 University of 80a08fa397 Misnik. He shared 0b5c69c33d his past 14084beb4e of not 05c9d59930 being able 055d28e06c to attend b2a24421e6 school due 70fe080cd3 to financial e195b6c0c4 difficulties and 3db692de40 told Gabriel 2c9481ddc1 he was 45bf17a056 lucky.f94360f51942c3b8

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“Our company needs a talent like you. I’d like to hire you for a weekly salary of 2 pounds, how about it?”933e6ea0736d3365

General office workers usually receive a little over 1 pound weekly. New university lecturers or office lawyers get about 3 pounds. Gabriel’s weekly salary was in between, so he was quite satisfied.9319d7588d0a3c32

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Gabriel signed the contract on the spot. For half a year since then, he didn’t regret his decision to join.e397761c37c531f9

Really.5291c7390360e37d

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“Your thinking is pathetic. It’s because your head is filled with dead knowledge. Didn’t I tell you to learn from me?”23f74ecb80bf13eb

He said he 4d98e274bc liked it just 1fbdc79402 two days ago. Gabriel erased that complaint aceea63f23 from his mind. Instead, he reminded 3cafb5f6db himself of the 8138d63213 most important fact.4e458ff6640988ab

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Today is Saturday, the 1830220d65 day to receive the 21984c1856 weekly salary when leaving 9dee91de07 work. Today is Saturday.4102a0f94af72e88

“So, how should I revise it, sir?”f2c3908319e843a0

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“Do I have to tell you everything?”f4b31ccffcc1669a

Lunggen spoke in be1e90e305 a mocking tone 0020a5f306 and picked up 0a8fd4431c the paper in df93d4c3b1 front of him. It was the proposal 6a62ade126 Gabriel had written all bf713f45f5 week.4ea011f68b16f07b

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He met Gabriel’s eyes and then tore the proposal vertically. Then he gathered it and tore it horizontally once more, throwing it at Gabriel’s face.73500a72bd0ce96e

Flutter, flutter, flutter. The weight of the 3d266a9b8a insult touching his face 01849b5923 was as light as 0421313274 could be.790761e164ed8f43

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“I thought there would be something special since you’re from the University of Misnik.”2dc5a3736655f761

“……”95c211616e4b8dce

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“Even the oldest university in the kingdom is ultimately nothing special.”930afac9811fd1cc

Gabriel’s gaze, with his head bowed, turned to the torn letters. This was the seventeenth time. The seventeenth time Gabriel’s proposal had been rejected.942da9f9eb16fc06

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Since joining, Lunggen had f729401d60 given Gabriel seventeen instructions, d3df055865 always liked the content 1704a082a8 during the process, and 9ed612af1e when the final proofread 19d5804740 result was presented, he ea38602c16 tore it up and 935bc4eb7a threw it at Gabriel.2de58dfe3c432c3c

Three of those proposals ef0ec1f427 were executed. The only aa0288cccc thing modified b45831cb70 in the 0aa6b53b5b process was 31c76356b0 the name 32751371c5 of the 278a5ab2d9 proposer, changed ae5de6c692 from Gabriel a84ac2a068 Valentin to f8a26e7916 Dudley Lunggen.6d24752f951e6109

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But recalling such facts didn’t drop a penny for him. Gabriel kept his mouth shut and clasped his hands even more politely. A faint headache helped maintain the silence.be5c36c7360e681e

A knock on the door of the silent president’s office was heard. Soon, the secretary opened the door and peeked in.88bfac464d71af95

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“Sir, it’s time for your meal.”dda1eebcde21a69f

“Get out.”5beec8ba681dde13

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Lunggen waved his hand at Gabriel. Gabriel bowed to him and left the president’s office.b5778d85b8acd239

At the same time, he felt dozens of pairs of eyes on him. It was because the single desks facing the glass window of the president’s office had no partitions.1c65e88a3c940046

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Without making eye contact with anyone, Gabriel returned to his seat and sat down. He had to move quickly to handle the work others had piled on his desk while he was in the president’s office. Soon, Lunggen came out of the president’s office with the secretary and quickly walked out of the office.419fb38fadf5ab3e

Bang, about a minute 7b2915333f after the door closed, 038bcc2d51 someone clapped in the 161fad2fb4 awkward silence.0032eced8ae03e4e

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“Let’s all go have lunch!”8bf7d89619f77a13

The sound of chairs 558530e7fe being pulled and murmuring aa4aa48a7b chatter swept away the a16fbbcbbe stiff silence. Before he knew it, 89e92e66ea Gabriel was the only c61e6953cf one sitting at his 9c8a718e4a desk. Gabriel, who was a6764fe357 reading a paper c58e153549 on the new 5700e0de7c efficacy found in 4d9efc1732 monster blood, looked 06a3e1cb0f up at the bba92325e1 shadow cast on a7470077d2 his desk.af5f3c7977d0f374

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“Gabriel, do you want to go have lunch together?”18fc01bb60110e89

It was Ethan. With a friendly impression and a soft, mid-low voice, he was Gabriel’s junior at the company. He was also the most sociable and popular alpha in the company. Gabriel slowly shook his head.28046c5150a6547b

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“It’s okay. I brought a lunchbox.”26d9f29d40cf55a0

“Let’s eat together next time.”72b5d4217fc526de

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He repeated the words he had said several times before with a smile. Gabriel just smiled without answering. Another colleague next to him glanced at Gabriel and pulled Ethan’s arm.7db740b87c57b324

“You said you were hungry. Let’s go quickly.”e5ac36ced1905c6f

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“Yeah, just a moment. Gabriel, should I bring you something when I come back? You seem to smoke often, do you need cigarettes?”c4e5e5cb4951e6d5

Ethan asked Gabriel, bending over even though one arm was being pulled. His soft flaxen hair fluttered over his forehead. Gabriel habitually lifted the corners of his mouth while staring into Ethan’s brown eyes.50345c47f1f7dbad

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“It’s okay. Go ahead.”990aef429ef6bd49

Only after hearing Gabriel’s refusal did he move with a regretful expression. The colleagues who had gathered in groups also went out with him. Soon, the office was completely at peace.91af20e0f882867b

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Only then did Gabriel 1e7947bcbc bend over and open 0e8cd4b8a7 his bag. Inside the crumpled paper e9ba0e30a7 bag, pressed by odds fed4d4c545 and ends, were two 13a9e1d17e hard biscuits.de14cc0f62275268

Gabriel placed a kettle on the wood stove in one corner of the office and boiled water. The cheap tea leaves provided were the only welfare in this company. Gabriel poured a lot of tea leaves into a cup of hot water and stuffed the biscuits in. If not soaked for a few minutes like this, the biscuits wouldn’t be edible.6e3d3c1aae446f7d

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The meal ended in 5 minutes. Gabriel picked up his coat to smoke and headed to the balcony at the back of the office. Normally, he would have gone outside, but today he didn’t have the energy.fe10a3486ad2e041

The view from ed62ad7d71 the balcony was c4d81bd62f simple. The red brick wall 4584b05fff of the adjacent building 0439834156 filled the view at b19e759134 a distance of 1 b323527b62 meter. It was a large e5dbb0e892 and solid wall that 1d6f9c8b2a even blocked the gray 5820ee6bcb sky.d6c524dc5131d06e

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Gabriel leaned against 89d75e999a the cracked wall b679385d5b and took out a828e8d774 the cigarette case daddf6c003 from his pocket. Inside the 605ef5f8d4 metal cigarette 5b414d1c48 case were e2670ad51e five thinly ec0161558b rolled cigarettes.54075ddee2d1887a

Gabriel, who 7525a97191 habitually checked 7bb39d3949 the quantity, d449ca9bdd took one 0cf3f2f60d out and 8c29e937f3 put it fd26162c55 in his 710b6afc37 mouth. Having been away from 7e94d00bb9 cigarettes for half a 71e009b9f6 day, his head was 76073d2caf throbbing. There was impatience f469303444 mixed in the 5a7f12cef3 gesture of striking b01f45aa89 a match.b1e4a3b7dc3bde6a

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“Ha……”7a7c2b01d2643a8e

Gabriel rubbed his temples. With each breath in 4f497e2820 and out, his mind, 6fd1688fbc which had been crumpled 725a87c447 like wet paper, dried f99dc102d7 refreshingly. The faint headache evaporated, d6bdc7a6fa and a refreshing feeling 30b33104e9 permeated his mind.475fcf7c485d0d5e

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Gabriel slowly blinked 0f0fe1471e his dry eyes. With a few bb06f5a04b breaths, the cigarette 9c367f97b7 quickly burned away. As he was looking 1fbf28cd88 at the small pile 8b28839f70 of ashes with regretful 954060b879 eyes, a cheerful voice 4da2eb4006 came from inside the fc8c83609e office.3f2d742c9b5cb89f

“Oh, no one’s here.”abf73542b4a69bd5

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It was Ethan. Gabriel extinguished 1d4a1a97b4 the cigarette 945df2a094 butt by fc3a1cf8df rubbing it 7b71545c5e against the 89aa2e23b8 cigarette case. While putting the 623f7019b4 cigarette case in 914fa7d20e his pocket, Ethan 6abf96cb54 continued.4fa5cb138dd54200

“Valentin must have gone out to smoke.”3cd3b7ab65b672d4

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“Are you sure?”d59c611d737cab73

It was the voice of the colleague who had grabbed Ethan’s arm. The speech was shorter than before. Ethan affirmed.da9198d24be26630

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“He always goes out to smoke.”3b33012fc4741ed3

“You sure observe closely.”2905db54fbe2bacc

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“To get close, you need to know at least that much.”7427b64b8ae08216

Gabriel stood silently in 033385dfe3 front of the flimsy efaabed553 iron door with his d1b2801b47 hands behind his back. The colleague snorted 1999928647 and said.8a9d3f806d39217e

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“You have quite the tolerance.”a67fd001467a49d2

“Why, what’s wrong with Valentin?”402c851c487d0b42

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“Don’t play dumb. You also add a word with that soft voice of yours. You said it was creepy because he’s a coroner. Even though he gets paid more than us for graduating from the University of Misnik, why does he handle corpses every night after work?”485fedd5e648a808

“You have a good memory. What else did I say?”7c68fc454a6a3b77

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“And his clothes are worn out, and he’s stingy with his spending.”432cadb239daf765

The colleague giggled 712c7bc220 and laughed.678d1a6ed0ab2a98

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“Really, seeing things like that, it seems true that he blew all his inheritance and is left with only debts because of gambling or women. Anyway, thinking about handling the same documents as that guy is terrifying. I’d rather work with an undertaker.”eac7753fa55ad21d

Gabriel fiddled 4ed88afde6 with the 0012c903a8 cigarette case 6ddd04fbd8 in his 0fa51133cd pocket. The rusty edge 3d5cc896e5 was cold and 7e0158ffc9 rough.39cca58d856fb1c0

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Being a coroner f967303992 was originally a 0ff96cd4ee hard, dirty, and e83d04d090 dangerous job. The rate of death fd79b3f2da from infection was high, 1072b46c38 and they often got 629106a6e7 beaten by angry bereaved d46c5c5506 families. This was because the 044c9cf124 national religion valued the 0df74ddfe8 body as much as 44e8ef44c9 the soul. In the eyes 208836d9da of the bereaved, 90e01d02dc coroners were those bd36ebac91 who disgraced the 2df1f77774 deceased twice.93cddbbc9fb27b20

That didn’t mean the pay was good, nor were people’s views favorable. So most coroners were either bankrupt after losing a lawsuit over medical malpractice or outright criminals with a record. They were generally sensitive, irritable, and filled with a sense of defeat. Many were addicted to alcohol or drugs.8ccf9be45d6da360

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The colleague continued.e6af403952b75bde

“And the rumor about almost killing someone in college… they say it wasn’t even the first time. Do you know how scared I was when I heard that from a client?”f20edc87f31d729b

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“That’s why we made a bet, didn’t we? Everyone put 1 lion on it. Whether I can get close to Valentin and find out or not.”7cd8b43b1a5729f6

Ethan laughed.1d98cf0cf7084ec1

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“Don’t worry, nothing will rub off on you. We’re trying to win, so look at us nicely.”1b40d0590544b7dd

Ethan’s voice turned sweet. The colleague made a nasal sound.cb21badd0b2f1de8

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“You’re already acting sweet.”3b7b87488bb57bd1

After about 3 1b26cb5706 seconds of silence, 46abc7dba2 there was a 0f69a671fc sound of something a90b26e02f wet and sticky 299ee8c053 mingling and colliding. Gabriel recalled the f60d0a0363 wedding ring the de3cc24b61 colleague was wearing. The owner of the 0c3fb53398 other side was, of 76b30f4c3b course, not Ethan.44cef9fb0a7856f7

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‘So that’s how it was.’a6198703f32cec33

Gabriel acknowledged. So they were trying 9a74db8c5d to find out such 1ddea05431 things.1b69fe7f6adaff74

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